OAA 5.1

An example of a colony would be...

• a group of Americans deciding to leave Earth and settle on Mars.

• a family of British citizens creating a new religion.

• A territory of the United States becoming a new state.

• All of the following

Why was Great Britain in debt before the American Revolution started?

• They bought to much tea.

• The king spent all of his money on Browns tickets.

• They spent a lot of money during the French and Indian War.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

• The battle of Bunker Hill

• The Boston Massacre

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DECIDED IT WOULD PAY OFF ITS DEBT BY...

• Printing more money

• Selling all of its gold and silver from its national vault

• Selling tea to other countries

• Taxing the colonies

The Stamp Act placed a tax on all...

• sugar

• paper

• spices

• tea

THE CENTER OF FRUSTRATION WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS IN THE CITY OF...  

• Boston

• New York City

• Philadelphia

• New Orleans

A GROUP OF PROTESTING COLONISTS WERE FIRED UPON AND SEVERAL KILLED IN AN EVENT THAT WAS LATER CALLED...

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Revolution

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Red Sox

As an immediate result of the Boston Massacre..

• Britain got rid of taxes on imported goods, except on tea

• The 13 Colonies declared independence

• The French intervened and bought all of the used tea from the Boston Tea Party

• Britain gave in and let them have all the tea for free

ON THE MIDNIGHT OF DECEMBER 16TH, 1773, A FEW DOZEN BOSTONIANS GRABBED CHESTS OF TEA FROM BRITISH SHIPS AND THREW THEM INTO BOSTON HARBOR. THIS WAS KNOW AS THE...

• Daughters of Liberty

• Sons of Liberty

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

An arsenal is a collection of...

• Troops

• Ships

• Weapons

• Food